Angle-cock holder for railway-cars.



L. A. HOERR. ANGLE 000K HOLDER FOR RA ILWAY (mas; APPLIUATION FILEDAPB-4 WITNESSES.

PATBNTED JULY 2', 1907..

LOUIS A. House, or sit. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2, 1907.

Application filed April 4,1907. Serial No. 6 ,284,

To hll whom it may concern: v

Be it known that I, Louis A. Hosea, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Louis,.in the State oi Missouri, have invented a certainnew and useful AngleeCock Holder for Railway-Cars, of which thefollowing is such aiull, clear, and exact descriptionas will enable anyone skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification. 1 1 =1 H The angle cocks which are placed'at the junctureof the train pipe and hose pipe connection in air brake systems oftenbecome lost from being unscrewed from the train pipe, or forcibly pulledtherefrom by reason of the brakemeii neglecting touniasten the hose pipecoupling when the hose are uncoupled.

v Theobject of my invention is to provide a holder of i the simplestpossible form, whichwill prevent both the rotation'and the longitudinalmovement of the angle cock, so as not 'only to prevent its being lost,but also insuring its-inclination at the proper angle so that the hosepipe'coupling may readily be connected and dis- .connected.

in the accompanying drawings, which illustrate two forms of holders madein accordance with my invention, Figure 1 is a view on a reduced scale,showing two of the holders applied to the end sills of a pair of railwaycars, together with the hose pipe connections be- I tween the cars.Figs. 2 and 3 are a irontand side view, 530

respectively, of the holder detached from the car. Fig. 4 isa viewsimilar to Fig. 2 but showing the angle cock in position, and Fig. 5 isa. longitudinal sectional view, showing a slight'modification.

Like marksotreference refer to similar parts in the several views ofthedrawings. v 10 are the angle cocks, each of which is provided with ahexagonal head 11 at the point where the angle coclcis connected to thetrain pipe 12. Secured to the oppositc end of the angle cock from thetrain pipe 12 is the hose pipe 13.

14 are the hose pipe couplings ior connecting two of the hose pipes 13.Each of the holders consist of a pocket formed of the peripheral portion16 and front and rear flanges '17 and 18 respectively. Each of thepockets is inclined so as to insure the proper inclination of the anglecock, and, as each of the pockets embraces four sides of thehexagonalhead ll and conforms thereto, it prevents the rotation of the anglecock, while the flanges l7i and 18 prevent its longitudinal movementwith respect to the car. The rear flange 18 is extended upwardly so asto form. a pair of lugs 19, provided with bolt holes 20, by means ofwhich the holder may be secured by means of bolts 21 to the end'sill 22ot the car, as shown in Fig. 1. This construction is adapted for use incase the train pipe passes through the end sill, as shown in Figs 1 Incase the train pipe passes below the end sill, as shown in Fig. 5,rearwardly extending lugs 23 may be provided in place of the upwardly extending lugs 19. In Fig. 5, I have shown these lugs 23 as secured to theflange oi the end sill 22 by means of rivets 24.

It will be evident that, while my holder is of the simplest possibleconstruction, consisting of but a single piece of metal, it effectivelyprevents the angle cock both from rotation and from longitudinalmovement with respect to the car, thus not only preventing its beinglost, but also insuring its proper inclination. While my holdereffectively prevents rotation of the angle cock, its construction issuch as to allow of a slight rocking' movement of the cock in asubstantially vertical plane. This rocking of the angle cock is causedby the cambcring of the car in loading and unloading and ii 7 provisionis not made for such rocking, it is liable to break either the holder orthe angle cook. The fact that my holder only partly embraces the anglecock, leaving the upper part free permits of the necessary movement.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire .tosecure by Letters Patent of the, United States is:

1. In an angle cock-holder, the combination with a pocket adapted toreceive the head of the angle cock and prevent its rotation, of meansfor securing said pocket to a car.

2. In an angle cock holder, the combination with a pocket adapted toreceive the head of the angle cock and prevent its rotation, and alsoprovided with flanges for preventing the longitudinal displacement ofthe cock, of means for securing sald pocket to a car.

3. In an angle cock holder, the combination with an angularly disposedpocket 'edapted to receive the head otthe angle cock and prevent itsrotatlon, of means for securing said pocket to a car.

4. In an angle cock holder, the combination wlth a pocket formed of 'asingle piece of metal and rdapted to embrace the head of an angle cockand prevent its rotatlon, otfastenlng means for said pocket integraltherewith.

5. The. combination with an angle cock provided with a heiragonal head,of a flanged angle pocket embracing four sides of said head andpreventing its rotatlon, and means for securing said pocket to a car.

i 6. The combination with an angle cock provlded with a. hexagonal head.of an angularly disposed flanged pocket formed of a single plece ofmetal and embracing four sides of said head and preventing its rotation,and lugs formed integral with said pocket for securing it to a car.

7. The combination with a railway car, or. an angle cock holder-carriedby said car and comprising a pocket adapted to receive the head of theangle cock and prevent its rotatlon, sold pocket only partiallysurrounding the head of said angle cock. whereby the movement of saidangle cock in a substantially vertlcal plane is permitted.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and afflxed my seal inthe presence of the two subscribing witnesses. I

LOUIS A. HOERR. [1 8.] Witnesses:

W. A. ALEXANDER. EmzAsnrHBArmsY.

